Revised Literal Translation
1 John 5:17
17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1 John 5:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
- New International Version (NIV)All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
Context of 1 John 5:17
15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
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πᾶσα ἀδικία ἁμαρτία ἐστίν, καὶ ἔστιν ἁμαρτία οὐ πρὸς θάνατον.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 John 5:17
- 1 John 3:4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
- Deuteronomy 5:32Ye shall observe to do therefore as Yhwh your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
- Deuteronomy 12:32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
- 1 John 5:16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
- Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith Yhwh: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- Ezekiel 18:26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
- Romans 5:20Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
- James 1:15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
- James 4:7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Commentaries on 1 John 5:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17All unrighteousness is sin - , Every act contrary to justice is sin - is a transgression of the law which condemns all injustice.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17All unrighteousness is sin - This seems to be thrown in to guard what he had just said, and there is “one” great and enormous sin, a sin which could not be forgiven. But he says also that there are many other forms and degrees of sin, sin for which prayer may be made. Everything, he says, which is unrighteous - ̓́ adikia- everything which does not conform to the holy law of God, and which is not right in the view of that law, is to be regarded as sin…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 Upon all this evidence, it is but right that we believe on the name of the Son of God. Believers have eternal life in the covenant of the gospel. Then let us thankfully receive the record of Scripture. Always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that our labour is not in vain in the Lord. The Lord Christ invites us to come to him in all circumstances, with our supplications and requests, notwithstanding the sin that besets us. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17there is sin that does not lead to death: Sins that do not involve complete rejection of faith can lead to repentance and restoration (see James 5:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. "Every unrighteousness (even that of believers, compare 1Jo 1:9; 3:4. Every coming short of right) is sin"; (but) not every sin is the sin unto death. and there is a sin not unto death--in the case of which, therefore, believers may intercede. Death and life stand in correlative opposition (1Jo 5:11-13). The sin unto death must be one tending "towards" (so the Greek), and so resulting in, death. Alford makes it to be an appreciable ACT of sin, namely…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 John 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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